Patient Safety Reflection Pop Out
Hello Fellow eLearning Developing Friends. đ Below I've designed a hospital safety interaction in Rise ( Code Block) and Storyline using an âAre you sure?â prompt. Instead of moving straight to feedback, learners pause, review risk cues and reflect before submitting. I may also add subtle correct and incorrect sound effects, plus two or three linked questions within the case study to deepen reflection. I hope you like it, and Iâd welcome any ideas to improve it further. I will update the link later with the remaining work also. Best N DEMO LINKA Cozy Minute
In this example, my goal is to create a gentle, learner-centered pause that feels supportive and caring đ¤ Techniques Used Friendly microcopy and positive reinforcement. A cozy coffee-break metaphor. Personification of the LMS as a supportive presence. Impact on the Learner The approach acknowledges potential cognitive overload and normalizes short pauses during learning. By making the LMS feel attentive and caring, it reinforces that the learnerâs effort and answers matter. As a result, a waiting moment becomes an opportunity for reflection and greater confidence in the final answer.Think About It!! Quiz, with Quiz Builder
đĄMy take on the challenge: I looked at this from a slightly different perspective. Building a quiz is easy! so I wanted to create something useful for the entire community. I didn't just create a quiz, I built an app right inside Rise that allows users to craft, preview, and export their own high-impact, standalone quiz right inside Rise for use in their own courses. Everything in the quiz is customisable! Use it along with the native rise style and format block controls to create something amazing! đĽď¸ The tech bit! The tool is a dynamic, client-side web application built using standard web technologies (HTML5, CSS3, and Vanilla JavaScript). It allows you to build, configure, and export self-contained, interactive quiz blocks engineered specifically for iframe integration within Rise. âď¸The really techy bit! The system relies on a centralized State Management Pattern (const S). Every interaction, from a slider adjustment to an input keypress or color hex alteration, fires a non-blocking UI update sequence: Mutates the values directly inside the global state object. Formats strings safely using contextual HTML/JS escaping helpers (esc() / escJs()) to prevent injection or rendering errors in the exported markup. Automatically serialises the state to compile a completely isolated, valid HTML document inside a data URI stream (srcdoc). đ¤Problems encountered! Because the live preview runs inside an iframe wrapper to preserve strict CSS sandboxing and style isolation, standard DOM access is blocked. To solve this, a robust cross-document messaging pipeline was implemented: The Frame: Houses an active ResizeObserver API loop monitoring its own document height. The Message: The child window securely transmits payload data (window.parent.postMessage({type:'frameHeight', ...})) upward to the host application window upon asset load. The Host: Automatically catches the event listener and dynamically resizes the frame height down to the exact pixel, eliminating double scrollbars and layout shifting entirely. đLMS/Rise Compatibility & Performance The exported codebase is mathematically pure Vanilla JavaScript (ES5 standard for runtime compatibility). It relies on no external dependencies, CDNs, or UI libraries, ensuring lightning-fast load times. It also features a programmatic native browser hook that fires standard completion messages ({type: 'complete'}) across to the parent window automatically upon a user hitting the customisable passing threshold. I hope you enjoy it đ Think About It!! Quiz With Quiz BuilderPause, Confirm, Continue: A Confirmation Prompt Demo
For my demo, I explored how confirmation prompts can do more than just validate an action. Throughout the course, learners encounter simple prompts that encourage them to pause and confirm before moving forwardâwhether it's understanding the course navigation, acknowledging key concepts, or preparing for a quiz. I often use these types of prompts in my eLearning projects, especially for navigation. They help learners feel more in control of their experience while ensuring they don't miss important information. Sometimes, a simple "Are you sure?" can improve engagement and create a smoother learning journey. Demo: https://www.sarkgcreation.com/elc555c/The New L&D Playbook: Using AI to Scale Quality Training Across Your Organization
Join us for this webinar where weâll explore the opportunity ahead for L&D to step more fully into its role as leaders of training quality across the business. Training demand is exploding as the pace of change accelerates. Teams across the business have always needed to share knowledge, but knowledge sharing isnât training. With AI making quality training easier to create, L&D now has an opportunity to use these tools to set the standard on how learning is created across the business. In this webinar, you'll: Hear how leading L&D teams are growing their strategic role Discover how to create systems that enable quality learning at scale Explore the real business impact on metrics like revenue and customer satisfaction Learn what this shift means for your team's work and long-term influence We'll share real customer stories from organizations already making this shift, including insights from Databricks.Community Insights: How Support Takes You Far
If youâve spent time checking comments, posting examples, or asking questions in the ELH community itâs likely youâve seen Thomas_Shayonâ offering advice and encouragement. This Member Spotlight highlights how Thomasâs career journey was buoyed by support, and how he pays it forward now. Given a chance Like many people in learning design, Thomas did not start out in a training role. His first opportunity to teach was while he worked as a project manager on a quality assurance team for a small auto insurance company. As many roles do, this expanded until he was teaching independent insurance agents about how to position their products to their ideal customer. This âshort stintâ was laying the groundwork for what would turn into a 20 year career in corporate learning ranging from nonprofits to technical training and more. Making a difference In another early training position Thomas found âgreat pride and joyâ in what his non-profit team built and delivered to âsupport some of the most vulnerable folksâ in his community. This ability to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those around him (kids aging out of foster care) solidified his love of teaching, and led to the next defining element of his career: receiving that support back. Senior leaders, executives, and other coworkers were crucial to Thomasâs growth, showing âwhat leading with your heartâ truly looked like. âWhen I spoke, my ideas were heard, and several were implemented. When I gave critical feedback, they were humble and listened,â he shares. In addition to the interpersonal support various senior leaders offered, some also created critical opportunities for Thomas. Opportunities like regularly attending executive business strategy meetings, allowing him to weigh in on how KPIâs could be achieved with L&D initiatives, and otherwise being âempowered to do my best work ever.â The mindset The culmination of these experiences has led to a specific mindset that Thomas takes into his everyday - not exclusive to learning design, but wholly integrated in his life. The core elements are: Discover what you enjoy doing Thomasâs answer is, of course, âhelping others evolve into the most excellent version of themselves at work and at homeâ Learn as you go âI am not a technically trained instructional designer. However, over time, Iâve read, taken online courses, earned certifications, and so on to develop the ID-specific skills needed to do the work. Do not worry about trying to âlearn everythingâ in a year or two; give yourself grace and time.â Doubt is a monster we carry with us âLearn and embrace it sooner than later, doubt is a part of the journey; everyone deals with it. Uncouple who you are from the work that you do.â You are enough âNavigate your life and career with that fact neatly tucked into your spirit and move boldly in your life.â Paying it forward True to the people who helped shape this mindset, Thomas now offers encouragement, advice, and other support everywhere else he goes. Leading from the heart can be seen scattered across our own community: from welcoming new members, offering insight on best practices, or sharing professional examples. Heâs filled the role of Peer Guide with flying colors, and ELH is made better for the care Thomas brings to our community. Iâm sure his learners feel the same way. In that spirit: leave a comment below tagging someone who has helped support you, and how you can pay it forward by reviewing a project, offering advice, or welcoming someone new.4 Quick Tips to Make Your E-Learning Stick
Effective e-learning needs to be engaging enough that learners will want to take the time for it, and yet substantial enough for learners to recall and apply later. As such, e-learning pros are challenged to use a little creativity to persuade busy learners to pay attention to what weâre teaching them and then apply it to their jobs. That means making the information easy for them to remember later on. But how do we do that? Iâve got a few ideas to share with you, so keep on reading! 1. Make It Useful One surefire way to make something memorable is to make it useful and relevant. This means designing content thatâs helpful and concise. Here are some tips to try: Start by asking questions. Instead of a tedious setup (opening titles followed by navigation, objectives, an introduction, etc.), drop your learners right into the action by asking them a thought-provoking question or giving them an engrossing scenario. If you think about it when people ask you a question, itâs pretty attention-grabbing, isnât it? The same applies to your learners. Get them intellectually and emotionally stimulated and youâll have them engaged right from the start. Demonstrate the value early. People are more apt to focus on information when they see that it has value in their everyday life. Try using a pre-test, a self-assessment survey, or a compare and contrast exercise to challenge your learnerâs assumptions about your topic and grab their attention right away. Give them practice. It might seem obvious, but demonstrating steps with a short how-to video or a screencast is helpful, but what works even better to get people thinking and applying new knowledge is to follow it up with practice. Let learners hear from their peers. Most people pride themselves on doing good work and contributing to their teams. Hearing from folks whoâve successfully applied what theyâve learned in your training can signal that the content youâre sharing is relevant and helpfulâand foster a healthy sense of competition among peers. 2. Get to the Point Sometimes the key to making your e-learning more memorable is knowing which information to emphasize first. There are many ways to approach organizing your content for learning, but one go-to is to put the most critical information front and center, followed by progressively less critical information. Structuring content in an âinverse pyramidâ is an approach journalists use. It looks like this: This structure helps prioritize information and minimizes the nice-to-know details that can add unnecessary bulk to your course. Particularly for longer courses, where learners might lose steam, this approach helps you be sure that the essential information is communicated right from the start. 3. Use Analogies Analogies are great for helping learners connect new ideas with the information they already have. Making these connections, in turn, increases the chances theyâll remember what youâre sharing with them. For example, if you were trying to teach someone about how a tornado forms, you might compare it to the way water spins as it goes down the drain of a sink. Water spinning down a drain is a simple, relatable concept and a good starting point for talking about the forces of nature at work. 4. Use Visuals When itâs time to design your e-learning, think about ways you can visually present information other than a bulleted list of text. For instance, can you morph that new product info into a series of labeled graphic interactions thatâs both eye-catching and inviting for learners to explore? Can you turn those dos and donâts into an interactive scenario with realistic characters and an immersive background? If youâve enjoyed these tips and want to learn more about how people absorb information, donât miss this fascinating interview with Julie Dirksen, founder of Usable Learning and author of Design for How People Learn. What are your tried-and-true tips for making e-learning that sticks? Share your thoughts with me in a comment below. Iâd love to hear whatâs been working for you! New to e-learning? Sign up for our E-Learning 101 email course, a series of expertly curated articles that'll get you up to speed with course development.Translate Freely with Articulate LocalizationâNo Sign-Up Needed
If you work with a global audience, youâve likely run into the time consuming task of translating content. Even if you havenât had to translate a course yourself, youâve almost certainly heard how time, energy, and knowledge intensive the process is. Add in needing to shift things for regional context? You may as well ask for the moon. Fortunately for the stars of e-learning, Articulate Localization is now available to all users! There is no sign-up required. Users can instantly translate content and share it directly with language validators within Rise and only pay when you are ready to publish. You no longer have to hope someone will understand the difference between a work function and a party, or has the time to correct every instance a translation tool replaces âlogged inâ with something about timber. đNo Global Audience? One in five people in the United States, and nearly half of Canada is multilingual. The chances of your audience benefiting from localization is significant, and goes up with every new learner. Still not sure if localizing your course is the right decision? Check out this article with three simple questions to help. You can also review our recent case study about Global-First approaches. âIf you have one course in multiple languages, it means you are connecting people even inside your own corporation.â đThe Details How to Get Started and What is the Cost? Getting started with Articulate Localization is simple: you can instantly access it within Rise without any required sign-up! While localization typically begins at $5,000 per year, we strongly encourage you to contact our sales team for pricing customized to your specific needs. Need help with buy in? Donât just take our word for it. Customer case studies show the ease, utility, and advantages of localization in action. đGet started localizing your courses today! Log into Articulate to get instant access to Localization. Start an Articulate 360 trial to try Localizationâno credit card required.How I Built This: I Developed an Award-Winning Ethics Course
Why I Built This: When I first learned about branching scenarios, something clicked for me that I hadnât seen other eLearning developers execute: visually compelling, philosophically rich thought experiments. I studied Moral Philosophy in my undergrad and became obsessed with ethical dilemmas. Naturally, I decided to build an ethics course about technology. Think The Trolley Problem, only I wanted to pose questions about the growing reliance on AI and its implications by employing Instructional Design strategies. An opportunity came up through my Masterâs program to attend DevLearn and compete in DemoFest, so it was time to start building my concept. I designed and developed a course in Storyline called The Agency Algorithm that confronts learners with issues regarding three main topics: algorithmic warfare (The Armory), AI assisted resource allocation (The Triage Garden), and surveillance (The Mask Archive). The Experience & Design Intent: A quick walkthrough of the multi-room experience. The Agency Algorithm is a multi-room interactive learning experience that blends instructional design, game-like mechanics, and philosophical inquiry. It immerses learners in ethically complex scenarios by leveraging branching logic, and integrating experiential aesthetics with conceptual depth. My primary goal with this project was to encourage critical reflection on the role of technology on human agency and autonomous choice. The concept itself was pretty clear to me, but I wanted to push the limits of Storyline visually, so I acquired a number of 3D assets from Adobe Stock, some of which I further modified in Adobe Dimension. I wanted the visuals to anchor the learner in a unique environment that did not feel reminiscent of traditional eLearning, and rather create space to explore and feel like a participant in something unfolding. There arenât often black and white answers to ethical questions, and branching scenarios are an excellent way to illustrate this while offering learners a safe place to experiment and think through various outcomes based on their decision making. Visual Worldbuilding/Making It Not Feel Like eLearning: Initially, I intended to hand draw assets myself to really hone in on the human vs AI dynamic, but quickly realized the time Iâd have to accomplish this was dwindling. While I drafted a few loose concepts in my journal, I ultimately decided to stick with digital assets. While I landed on 3D assets largely due to time constraints, the outcome is reminiscent of an old experimental video game or some sort of immersive idea gallery. As an artist, I often approach my work from a minimalist lens so this project was a fun way to really add some artistry that corporate training often doesnât have room for. Variables, Multi-state objects, Cue points, and other mechanics: I relied heavily on multi-state objects to create hover states, âtipâ cards, text labels, and more, for example in the circuits with definition reveals. I enjoyed building the âloadingâ effect in the Mask Archive, although it was a bit clunky and took a lot of trial and error! I learned a lot along the way and used a cue point on an orb with a glow effect beneath the mask and used triggers to cause the effect to work. The course overall has a few hundred triggers (slide, object, and variable triggers) and somewhere around 40 variables (mostly T/F variables). What I learned: I think it is important that we donât hand-hold learners through every learning experience. I want users to think through complex challenges and autonomously choose and feel like a true agent in the process of acquiring knowledge. A lot of eLearning makes it too easy for the learner and we lose engagement when we undermine the intelligence of our audience. I learned SO much about how to leverage Storyline in new ways. I am still a relatively new user to the tool, so this project allowed me to freely explore and be guided by curiosity. Link to my portfolio: https://www.abigailvettese.com/
